Crested kingfisher
| Crested kingfisher | |
|---|---|
| Male (top) and female (bottom) M. lugubris subsp. pallida at Asahikawa city in Japan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cerylinae |
| Genus: | Megaceryle |
| Species: | M. lugubris |
| Binomial name | |
| Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck, 1834) | |
| approximate distribution | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Ceryle lugubris (Hartert, 1900) | |
The crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) is a very large kingfisher that is native to parts of southern Asia. It is part of the kingfisher genus (Megaceryle) with three other species: the giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), the ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata), and the belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) with which it forms a species complex.